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Heart attack deaths increasing among adults younger than 55, study finds

Heart attack death rates rose by 1.2% among adults younger than age 55 who were hospitalized between 2011 and 2022 with a first severe heart attack, according to a February study published in the ...
Healio

In-hospital mortality after first heart attack higher in young women vs. men

In-hospital mortality was significantly higher for younger women vs. younger men after a first heart attack, with women ...
The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN

STEMI Survivors Reunite with Heroes at Heart Month Luncheon

The MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland, hosted a special Heart Month luncheon earlier this year, ...
Morningstar

Rapid zalunfiban treatment at 1st point of medical contact lowered risk of more severe heart damage in combination with other serious heart-attack complications

CeleBrate involved patients who suffered STEMI (ST-segment elevation) heart attacks – the most severe form of heart attack, in which blood flow to a portion of the heart is almost always cut off by a ...
Gizmodo

Severe Heart Attacks Are Becoming Deadlier for Younger Americans, Study Finds

The death rate of severe heart attacks has risen over the past decade among Americans under 55, new research shows. Reading time 4 minutes Heart attacks have become less life-threatening over time. A ...